LOLA storytelling lives on in 2020

THE Linton on Literary Arts weekend will still run in October, albeit in a different capacity.

Over the last few years, LOLA has showcased the town’s ability to tell stories through written work, music and community presentations, with a program that captures the histories, tales and imagined narratives of the area.

Festival director, Warren Bowen said LOLA has been reduced to two projects in the current COVID-19 climate, with a Treasured Things exhibition and Exploring the Life of Lionel Sparrow.

“The exhibition is about people sharing their collections in the Shire office. It will be interesting for people to learn about everyone in town, and people exhibiting can tell stories of why they collect what they collect and where their interests lie,” he said.

“Lionel Sparrow was a local newspaper man, journalist and novel author in Linton in the early part of last century.”

Mr Bowen said LOLA will come at a time more important than ever, offering an opportunity for neighbours to reconnect, or come together for the first time through storytelling, hopefully post-COVID.

“They can create connections with locals that they didn’t realise were there, exploring collections, finding commonalities and common interests,” he said.

Visit facebook.com/lintonOnLiteraryArts for up-to-date information or to get involved.

As pandemic restrictions change, organisers may add other projects to the three-day event, set for Friday 23, Saturday 24 and Sunday, 25 October.